Namco arcade games have been available on nearly every platform since the Sega Genesis.ThePac-Manmonopoly seteven came with a playable copy of the dot-munching game. It has been a little harder to access classic Data East arcade games over the last few decades, but it looks like that is set to change now that Ziggurat Interactive and 612Games are bringing 15 Data East games toGOG.
A few of the games coming toPCvia GOG are available on other current-gen platforms. The originalBurgerTimeis available on Switch for instance, but many others such asHeavy Barrelhaven’t seen an official release since a 2010 Wii port. Ziggurat describes in its mission statement that it aims to “remember, remaster, and re-release games from the annals of history,” and it certainly looks like the company is doing just that.
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The first eight games in the batch include the above mentionedSuper BurgerTimeas well as classics likeJoe & Mac - Caveman Ninja,Express Raider, andBad Dudes, which will drop on March 3 at 33 percent off. The Data East gems join other vintage games on GOG as the platform continues to expand its library. Last September severalclassic Konami titles were released on GOG, and the platform hosts hundreds of other hits from yesteryear includingCommander KeenandJazz Jackrabbit.
These Data East games are merely the latest nostalgic release. Blizzard released a cross-platform combo pack of retro titles calledtheBlizzard Arcade Collectionearlier this month, and Disney Interactive has similarly re-released its classicAladdinandLion Kinggames. Fans who have been waiting for official Data East releases, though, are finally getting their wish thanks toGOG.
